The mission of the Dental Assisting Program at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne is to offer an exceptional and nationally renowned undergraduate educational program; achieve excellence in knowledge and skills in the theory and practice of dental assisting; prepare students to be ethical oral healthcare professionals; and maintain and cultivate a diverse, intellectual, and working partnership with the community. The program is committed to excellence in the theory and practice of dental assisting and in the development of competent, socially sensitive, and ethically responsible professionals.

PROGRAM GOALS

1. Identify principles and theories of dentistry from a variety of disciplines as a basis for developing a knowledge base which are the basic foundations of dental assisting practice.